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Opposition-nominated commissioners walk out of GECOM meeting …object to PRO’s presence

Nov 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Opposition-nominated commissioners walk out of GECOM meeting …object to PRO’s presence

Opposition-nominated commissioners of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) walked out Monday from a statutory meeting after objecting to the presence of a third party. According to a statement...

A flawed conclusion from flawed information

Nov 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A flawed conclusion from flawed information

Dear Editor, Respectfully, the Stabroek News editorial on Sunday about the Lisa Phase 2 development misrepresented several important financial aspects of oil development. It ignored journalistic...

A tertiary institution or a detention centre?

Nov 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on A tertiary institution or a detention centre?

Dear Editor, Please permit us to highlight our concern as students at the Guyana School of Agriculture based upon a series of mistreatment that has been going on since the new school year started....

EDO allows for employees to disclose information

Nov 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on EDO allows for employees to disclose information

Dear Editor, On Friday November 16, an article was published in the Demerara Waves online newspaper titled “El Dorado Offshore – hired seafarers could be fired for disclosing wages”. This...

NDC workers deserve some semblance of “the good life” too.

Nov 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on NDC workers deserve some semblance of “the good life” too.

Dear Editor, Recent announcement of a 7% tax free, retroactive salary increase for public servants earning less than $100,000 may offer some relief to workers earning over $60,000. What about those...

RALPH RAMKARRAN’S ARTICLE WAS A MISCHIEVOUS FALSE ALARM

Nov 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on RALPH RAMKARRAN’S ARTICLE WAS A MISCHIEVOUS FALSE ALARM

Dear Editor, “Tied vote on budget bill would see gov’t fall.” This was the screeching headline of an article by former PPP Speaker of the National Assembly, Mr. Ralph Ramkarran, which Stabroek...

The new tax threshold

Nov 29, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on The new tax threshold

Dear Editor, The government has no intentions to help poor and low -income citizens. They are only interested in making a good life for themselves. Here is another example. In the presentation of...

Did Irfaan Ali undersell state property?

Nov 29, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on Did Irfaan Ali undersell state property?

Dear Editor. In SALES, a contract is not made until the Buyer agrees on the price of the goods or services then parts with his or her money. Many Guyanese seem to believe that it is the Seller that...

A NUMBERS BUDGET: TOUGH DEBATE AHEAD

Nov 29, 2018 KNews Editorial Comments Off on A NUMBERS BUDGET: TOUGH DEBATE AHEAD

In his speech that lasted for about five hours, Finance Minister Winston Jordan presented the 2019 budget to the nation on Monday, under the theme, “Transforming the Economy Empowering People,...

I strongly believe that shared governance would be to the detriment of all Guyanese

Nov 28, 2018 KNews Letters Comments Off on I strongly believe that shared governance would be to the detriment of all Guyanese

DEAR EDITOR, Messrs Sean Ori and Ruel Johnson wrote letters touting ‘shared governance’ as a benefit to Guyana. While they arrived at their conclusions on differing bases – Ori by his...

Republic Bank “agrees” to take over Scotiabank operations …Not so fast- Finance Ministry warns

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Republic Bank “agrees” to take over Scotiabank operations …Not so fast- Finance Ministry warns

The owners of Trinidad-owned Republic Bank is to take over the local operations of Scotiabank, ending what would have been decades of stay for that Canadian banking institution in Guyana. However,...

Central Bank finds Republic Bank takeover of Scotia worrying

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Central Bank finds Republic Bank takeover of Scotia worrying

…BoG Governor says all implications must be considered before approval By Kiana Wilburg Republic Bank’s announcement yesterday that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Scotia Bank’s...

Ogle airport trace robbery… Second car found with police radio sets inside

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Ogle airport trace robbery… Second car found with police radio sets inside

On Monday afternoon, police acting on information, went to Princes and High Streets, where they intercepted a silver-coloured Toyota Premio bearing registration plates, HC6573. The car was...

Increased Scrutiny of Development Plans for oil sector a small step in right direction – Ram

Nov 28, 2018 KNews ExxonMobil, News Comments Off on Increased Scrutiny of Development Plans for oil sector a small step in right direction – Ram

By Kiana Wilburg The decision of the Energy Department to increase its scrutiny of ExxonMobil’s Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Liza Phase Two Project marks a small step in the right...

Pandit among possible choice for new G/T Mayor

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Pandit among possible choice for new G/T Mayor

First past the post winner for Constituency #1 in the Georgetown Local Government area, Pandit Ubraj Narine is among the possible candidates being considered as a replacement for Patricia Chase-Green...

Govt. contemplates road from Parika to Bartica

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Govt. contemplates road from Parika to Bartica

… and a list of feasibility studies Minister of Finance, Winston Jordan, announced the government’s intention to build a road corridor linking Parika and Bartica, during his budget speech on...

E’bo rice miller hauled before court after blocking airfield access

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on E’bo rice miller hauled before court after blocking airfield access

A prominent Essequibo rice miller was arrested Monday at Hampton Court for allegedly blocking access on the reserve plot of land leading to aerodrome. Yesterday, Wazeer Hussein, appeared at the Anna...

Kuru Kururu man brutally chops partner then kills self

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Kuru Kururu man brutally chops partner then kills self

Melissa Andrews, 30, of Swan Village, Kuru Kururu Soesdyke/Linden Highway is in a critical condition at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation after being brutally chopped yesterday by her...

Once you meet 50 you got to watch you step

Nov 28, 2018 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Once you meet 50 you got to watch you step

Due to the current financial situation caused by the slowdown in the economy, the Government decide to implement a scheme to put workers of 50 years of age and older on early, mandatory retirement....

National Schools’ track and field c/ships Barclay strikes Gold again in Long Jump

Nov 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on National Schools’ track and field c/ships Barclay strikes Gold again in Long Jump

The National Schools’ Track and Field Championships resumed yesterday at the National Track and Field Center (NTFC), Leonora after it had a break for the swimming and cycling championships that...

Guyana announce 31-man team to defend the land

Nov 28, 2018 KNews Sports Comments Off on Guyana announce 31-man team to defend the land

Hosts of the 2018 Caribbean Boxing Championship (CBC) formerly the Caribbean Development Tournament (CDT), Guyana, have listed a heavy 31- person boxing contingent to contest the tournament that will...

The Budgets of Jagdeo and Jordan have a lot in common

Nov 28, 2018 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on The Budgets of Jagdeo and Jordan have a lot in common

When you are in Opposition, you are at a disadvantage in criticizing the Budget because you do not have access to all the data necessary for a complete analysis. But the Opposition can offset that...

EU decries femicides within the country, 28 so far for 2018

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on EU decries femicides within the country, 28 so far for 2018

Femicides- the intentional killing of women — has permeated the social atmosphere of not just the Caribbean region but Guyana as well. The ill, in just this year has caused the lives of 28...

Budget fails to move conversation forward on preparation for oil and gas – Opposition Leader

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Budget fails to move conversation forward on preparation for oil and gas – Opposition Leader

At a time when Government boasts about preparation for first oil in 2020, Opposition Leader, Bharrat Jagdeo is of the view that the 2019 budget presentation delivered by Finance Minister, Winston...

Eight police band members under close arrest for theft of model planes

Nov 28, 2018 KNews News Comments Off on Eight police band members under close arrest for theft of model planes

-three Berbice ranks questioned about ganja allegedly taken from crashed car Band concerts by the Guyana Police Force have become a popular feature of Christmas, but those concerts appear to be in...

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Glenn Lall has hit the nail on the head

Apr 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – For the average Guyanese, the promise of oil was simple entailed a better life. It involved more jobs, improved roads, better education and health care and a future where the country finally earns what it truly deserves. But five plus years into oil production, there is a...

Resolving CARICOM’s Leadership Impasse

Apr 19, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) –As with all my commentaries, this one is strictly in my personal capacity, drawing on more than fifty years of engagement with Caribbean affairs and a lifelong commitment to the cause of regional integration. I do not speak on behalf of any government or...

Pres. Ali must ‘get serious’

Apr 27, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Pres Ali must “get serious.” National sage, Mr. Chris Ram said so in a widely watched public forum. Here are his exact words against the backdrop of the topsy-turvy US$2 billion (and marching upwards) Wales Gas-to-Energy (GTE) project. “They clearly didn’t have one...

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